Investing for Geeks

Re:Investing for Geeks by pilom on Friday September 16, 2016 @09:42PM (#12518668)

Serious question, when you're accumulating more assets and haven't retired yet, why is it a problem to never sell?

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Re:Investing for Geeks by somic on Friday September 16, 2016 @10:19PM (#12518771)

My expectation of a typical HN reader is that they are saving for more things/experiences/goals, not just retirement.

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Re:Investing for Geeks by kerryfalk on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:03PM (#12518896)

I'm curious why you would have that impression and why you think investing is the way to achieve those things.

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Re:Investing for Geeks by brianwawok on Friday September 16, 2016 @10:59PM (#12518878)

Nothing saved for the short term should be in stocks. That would be an easy way to lose 30% of your vacation fund I'd you needed to sell on a dip.

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Re:Investing for Geeks by tedmiston on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:00PM (#12518882)

Probably true, but I would also assume most readers are not putting all of their investments into one single fund for retirement.

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